Table 1.
Correct answers given by the students to the 15 questions selected from the WADA Play True Quiz, before and after the seminars.
| PRE-seminar (%) | POST-seminar (%) | McNemar p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) I am ultimately responsible for what I swallow, inject or apply to my body [Y] | 72.9 | 86.0 | <0.000001 |
| (2) WADA stands for: world anti-doping administration, world anti-doping agency? [world-antidoping-agency] | 50.4 | 89.6 | <0.000001 |
| (3) Is “unlimited” the maximum number of times an athlete can be tested each year? [Y] | 50.0 | 77.3 | <0.000001 |
| (4) If a nutritional supplement is bought from a pharmacy (over-the-counter), it is definitely permitted in sport. [N] | 50.0 | 79.1 | <0.000001 |
| (5) When I am sick, I can be excused for taking ANY medicine to help me get well? [N] | 50.9 | 72.2 | <0.000001 |
| (6) A coach or doctor assisting or encouraging an athlete to take prohibited substances can be sanctioned if that athlete tests positive? [Y] | 67.9 | 76.2 | <0.000001 |
| (7) An athlete can refuse to submit to doping control if he/she is too busy? [N] | 73.7 | 84.2 | <0.000001 |
| (8) It is always okay to accept medication from someone you trust, even if you don’t know what the medication contains. [N] | 85.9 | 91.8 | <0.000001 |
| (9) The person who receives my sample at the laboratory knows who I am. [N] | 50.0 | 71.4 | <0.000001 |
| (10) I can be drug tested during a competition, even if I didn’t compete. [Y] | 50.0 | 66.2 | <0.000001 |
| (11) If I am banned in my sport, I can compete in another sport. [N] | 70.0 | 82.7 | <0.000001 |
| (12) Can I be found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) if I consume a supplement that is contaminated with a prohibited substance? [Y] | 57.8 | 79.1 | <0.000001 |
| (13) A positive test is the only way an athlete can be sanctioned. [N] | 50.0 | 55.9 | <0.000001 |
| (14) If I am on particular diet because of a strenuous training, can I assume supplements to improve my performance? [N] | 50.0 | 52.1 | 0.098086 |
| (15) If I know a supplement has been through a quality control process, I can be guaranteed that it does not contain any substances on the prohibited list. [N] | 50.0 | 50.1 | 0.401005 |
[Y], yes-true; [N], no-false.